April 9, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

New Jersey City University's Art Blakey Combo kicked off WBGO's annual celebration of student ensembles with a live performance in our studios in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. Listen to audio from this broadcast here. A set list and links to all of our JAM broadcasts are below.

The Art Blakey Combo, coached by Joel Weiskopf, consists of Barry Spatz on piano, Anthony Perez on bass, Darrell Smith on drums, Kris Cardella on tenor sax, Marcell Bellinger on trumpet and Danny Hall on trombone. This group's members performed their own arrangements of Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark," Freddie Hubbard's "The Core," and were interviewed by host Michael Bourne.

Thanks for joining our celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month!

New Jersey City University Art Blakey Combo Set List

1. "Caravan" ( Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)

-interview with Joel Weiskopf and Ed Joffe

2. "Shaky Jake" (Cedar Walton)

-interview with Barry Spatz (arranged and featured on "Shaky Jake")

3. "The Core" (Freddie Hubbard)

-interview with Anthony Perez (arranged "The Core")

4. "Hammer Head" (Wayne Shorter)

-interview with Darrell Smith (featured on Hammer Head)

5."Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)

-interview with Marcell Bellinger, who arranged "Skylark," and Kris Cardella, who arranged and is featured on "Free for All."

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